Thucydides - The History of the Peloponnesian War
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The rivalry between two of the dominant city states of Ancient Greece,
Athens and Sparta, erupted into a war lasting nearly 30 years and was to
have a dramatic effect on the balance of power in the area. Between 431
and 404 BCE, the two cities battled it out on land and sea, aided by
their alliances with neighbouring states: Athens’ Delian League
vigorously opposed Sparta’s Peloponnesian League in a conflict which
effectively involved the whole region. Thucydides,
in his role as an Athenian general, saw the war from close quarters,
and his famous account of it, The History of the Peloponnesian War, is
widely regarded as one of the most outstanding early histories. He
observes in considerable detail the way in which the fortunes of war
swung one way and then another. Sparta, known for its vigorous martial
training, was expert especially in land battles while Athens, very much a
centre of high culture and trade, was known for expertise in sea
warfare. Bringing their forces together had proved crucial in the defeat
of the invading Persian army 50 years earlier. In his remarkable work,
Thucydides explains what happened when these two proud states came to
war: conflict became inevitable when Sparta became increasingly
concerned with the growing power and dominance of the Athenian empire in
the region. This is essentially a military history – tactics and
armoury are much in evidence; but it is full of with other important
details including portraits and speeches of key figures such as Pericles
(the funeral oration given in Athens to mark the dead in the first year
of the war) and accounts of such controversial figures as the Athenian
general Alcibiades. He recounts the disastrous Sicilian Expedition
during which a strong Athenian force was virtually destroyed. But
Thucydides also describes the destructive effect of war on ordinary
citizens, diseases devastating both the civilian and military
populations, atrocities committed by both sides; and the effect of
political decisions made far behind the battle fronts which altered the
progress of the war. Thucydides’ History, divided into eight books, ends
abruptly in 410 BCE, six years before the conclusion of hostilities,
suggesting his sudden death. It is unlikely he ever saw the final
defeat of Athens by Sparta in a naval battle, the destruction of the
walls of Athens and the ultimate victory of the Peloponnesian League.
Nevertheless, his History remains a vivid portrayal of a vicious and
unrelenting war lasting nearly three decades between neighbouring
rivals. Presented here in the classical translation by Benjamin Jowett,
it is read with engaging immediacy by Mike Rogers.
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